We're on our way to try our new paddle boards.
We are down here in Deep Cove in North Vancouver
on a beautiful Sunday morning.
We're about to try out our new paddle boards
courtesy of Goosehill.
These are inflatable paddle boards.
We're just inflating them right now.
We're being joined today by our friends Luke and Shannon and their dog Cash.
I've actually never even been paddle boarding before.
So this is a new experience, both some new boards to try
and a brand new sport for me.
It's a good warm-up.
Yeah, looking good.
So fun!
Oh my god!
I was backing up to turn around and I hit there the rocks there.
There's Quarry Rock up there
which is normally one of the busiest spots in North Vancouver
but that trail has been closed for I think 3 years now.
No sign of it reopening.
The paddleboards that we're using here are Goosehill's Sailor model
which is an all-around inflatable paddle board
suitable for beginners like myself.
But they also have a version specifically designed for touring
as well as an ultralight model for racing.
They also offer customization of the design
allowing you to upload your own logos or even photos
on both the front and the back of the boards.
Oh, there's a sea otter running down that dock,.
There it goes.
Oh, it jumped over the side.
The
boards are great!
Super stable and beginner friendly, I'd say.
Easy to use.
I'd say that was a huge success.
My first day paddle boarding and I didn't fall in.
Can't ask for much more.
The Goosehill paddleboards were great.
They were lightweight, they felt nice and stable.
Audrée and I both had the same size boards
10 foot six inches
but we had different paddles.
One of them is the paddle that comes with the kit
and the other is a carbon fiber paddle that they sent us as well.
Kind of more for racing, I guess.
They inflated nice and quick
and we're now just about to deflate them and pack them back in our car
and we'll take them home and rinse them off
before putting them back in our storage.
So thank you very much to Goosehill for sending us these boards.
If you want to learn more, I'll include a link in the description.
Audrée's actually going to be using her board
in a race in a couple of weeks.
Conquer the Vedder which is a relay race that we'll be doing together
and she's doing the the solo on the Saturday
which includes running, biking, and paddle boarding.
So stay tuned for the film from that.
Hey Cash, did you have fun? Did you have fun?